ELENA FEIJOO

- Berlin - Chicago -
elenafeijoo.com

-Born in Toronto, Canada 1987

EDUCATION

MFA Studio Arts, May 2014 - University of Illinois-Chicago

BFA Studio Arts, Concentration: Sculpture, 2011

- University of South Florida
- Santa Reparata School of Art and Design, Fall 2009- Florence Italy

WORK

 Writer/Editorial Assistant-------------------------FIELDS Quarterly Magazine, Berlin, Germany, Sept 2015-Present

Artist/Freelance Graphic Designer-------------------Chicago, Illinois, June 2013 - Present

Chief Graphic Designer--------------------------------RENOVAR Studio, Chicago, Illinois, June 2013-July 2015
Gallery Manager/Graphic Designer-------------Heaven Gallery, Chicago Illinois, June 2013-July 2015
Studio Arts Professor----------------------------University of Illinois Chicago, August 2013-December, 2013
Teaching Assistant-------------------------------University of Illinois Chicago, Spring 2013-Summer 2013
Graduate Assistant-------------------------------Spiral Workshop-University of Illinois Chicago -Spring 2012

Freelance Shop Technician ---------------------Chicago IL/Tampa FL- Fall 2008-current
Studio Assistant----------------------------------John Byrd Studio-Tampa Fl Fall 2011-Summer 2012

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/RESIDENCIES

2015

STRIP AND LOOT group exhibition-------------Cetatea Artelor, Bucharest, August

Artist in Residence, The CAN Residency-------Bucharest, Romania, July/August

Landscape and Memory Exhibition-------------Johnston Farnham Gallery Cavan Town, Ireland, April/May

Wonka Ball experimental film showcase-------About Face Theatre, Chicago, April

2014

Artist in Residence, Nes Aritst Residency--------Skagströnd, Iceland, October/November

Artist in Residence, MiXER, D'Clinic Studios-----Lendava, Slovenia, EU, August

Entzaubert Film Festival----------------------------schwarzerkanal, Berlin, Germany
Coalesce exhibition---------------------------------Gúttó á Sauðákróki, Iceland
SLADOLED SOCIAL exhibition--------------------D'CLINIC STUDIOS, Slovenia
TRES/PASSING exhibition-------------------------D’CLINIC STUDIOS, Slovenia
CHICAGQ à Montréal, Pervers/cité Festival------RATS 9, Montreal, Quebec

For Heaven's Sake Anniversary Benefit-----------Heaven Gallery, Chicago IL

This is Where it Felt Like, Group Exhibition-------Gallery 400, Chicago IL
Room With A View, Group Exhibition--------------CAA, Hilton Hotel, Chicago IL

2009-2013

Garbage World 6(performance w/ HairClub)-----Chicago, IL
Leftovers Group Exhibition-------------------------Great Space, Chicago IL
MDW ArtFair, Group Exhibition--------------------Mana Fine ARTS, Chicago, IL, 2012
First Hand Matter, BFA Thesis show--------------William and Nancy Oliver Gallery Tampa FL 2011
11th Province Solo Exhibition----------------------William and Nancy Oliver Gallery Tampa FL 2011
ArtHouse Group Exhibition-------------------------University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2011
Sunday In The Arts Festival------------------------Downtown Tampa, FL 2011
State of the Art 3------------------------------------Roosevelt Gallery Ybor City, Tampa FL 2010
SRISA Student Art Show---------------------------Florence,Italy 2009
Reflecting Identity-----------------------------------Juried Art Exhibition-Ybor City, Tampa 2009 
-Awarded First prize